Baltimore Riot

Baltimore's riotous streets have given way to calm. Police backed by 2,000 National Guardsmen restored order in the city. There were some minor skirmishes, but all in all an overnight curfew held. Police arrested two people for looting and one for disorderly conduct, but most of the 10 arrests made after the 10 p.m. curfew were for curfew violation. The city exploded on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who mysteriously died on April 19, a week after Baltimore Police arrested him.

CNNProtesters in Baltimore are demanding to know what happened to Freddie Gray, and why. An autopsy says Gray died from a severe spinal cord injury he allegedly suffered while in police custody. CNN crews are covering the story and filing updates from the field. This story combines their efforts with verified social media posts from witnesses.

Up to 5,000 law enforcement officials will be requested from the mid-Atlantic region to help quell the violence in Baltimore, Col. William Pallozzi of the Maryland State Police said tonight.

by mariano.castillo4/28/2015 1:34:09 AM

BALTIMORE VOICES: 'They allowed this to happen'

CNN's Miguel Marguez had an exchange on camera with a young man named Sean (or Shawn? -- we're not sure), who last week grabbed the correspondent's mic while he was working. (He later apologized).

"I told you guys from the jump that this was going to happen," the young man said Monday night. "This did not happen as a result of that young man's death. This happened as a result of the way the situation was handled."

It's not that he thinks this should be happening, he said, as crowds and smoke swirled around him.

"Did I expect this?" he said. "This is nothing, OK. This is a small percentage of what these people are capable of."

He said the blame rests on those in power, people such as the politicians and the SWAT team that stood by before the CVS was targeted.

The family of Freddie Gray condemned violence that spread across the city of Baltimore after his funeral on Monday. "I want y'all to get justice for my son, but don't do it like this here," his mother told journalists. "I don't think that's for Freddie," his twin sister, Fredericka Gray, said of the rioting. "I think the violence is wrong."

Mayor: How is the looting helping our city?Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asks: How is the looting and violence going to help Baltimore? She says they're working around the clock to bring order to the city.

by CNN's Ed Payne edited by forrest.brown4/28/2015 3:14:07 AM

Freddie Gray's family: We're appalled after 'beautiful' funeral

Richie Shipley, the stepfather of Freddie Gray, said he is appalled by the violence that occurred in Baltimore after Gray’s funeral. At a news conference a few moments ago, Shipley said the family had a beautiful day for Freddie, and it’s wrong to have it destroyed by this violence. “We want justice,” he said, but asks "is it just us?”

Mayor: Fire at senior center under investigation Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said it's not clear whether an enormous fire at a senior center under construction was related to riots Monday night. She said the cause of the fire is under investigation.